Turtle Lake, ND town hall & government
Turtle Lake spent $8,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $167 per resident.
Where the money goes, where it comes from, property taxes, and how to reach Turtle Lake's government.
Where Turtle Lake's money goes
Where the money comes from
- Interest, fines & other 60%
- Property taxes 25%
- From the state 15%
Who works for Turtle Lake
Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.
Turtle Lake-Mercer Public School District 72
Turtle Lake's K–12 school district, shared with Horseshoe Valley, Lake Williams, Medicine Hill, Mercer, Mercer and Turtle Lake. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.
Where the district's money comes from North Dakota districts overall: 40% local, 46% state, 14% federal
- Local 44%
- State 52%
- Federal 4%
Of the $17,125 per pupil, $8,958 goes to classroom instruction (teachers, aides, supplies); the rest to support services such as buses, buildings, counselors and administration. Building projects and debt payments aren't in the per-pupil figure.
Which schools Turtle Lake kids attend, test scores and graduation rate →
Contact Turtle Lake's government
Who represents Turtle Lake
Turtle Lake is represented in Congress by Senators John Hoeven and Kevin Cramer and Representative Julie Fedorchak. Kelly Armstrong is governor.
Budget: U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments: Finance (every city and town government's revenue, spending and debt, grouped into plain categories). Property tax: Census American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.